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hi.

hi cartographers guild, I am a modder who has massive interests in creating worlds of my own, from creating the planet to the cities and history. I will be making a mod using Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion that's gameplay will be based upon the World of Warcraft system....that's where similarities to either game end. (other than races) The game will feature 6 races, all with regional cultures to choose from:

The Humans:
Butarians
Serpent Valley Militia
Juldans

The Dwarves:
Golden Dwarves
Sons of Mysentus
Serpentian Dwarves

The Elves:
The Perfects
Sul' Aran Rebels
Children of the Ocean

Orcs:
Ul' Kharzik's Warriors
Manrak Outcasts
Serpent Valley Orcs

Elementals:
Pheonix-touched Disciples
Cult of the Wind
Warriors of Gaea

The Forgotten:
Goldvale Crusaders
The Lost
The Devourers

I have already begun with the world itself, created in Fractal Terrains, and am now going to be taking it into GIMP to modify the terrain to the world I envision. I hope to have deep background into all of the races and their cultures, as well as how they have interacted with the rest.